DVD News articles from February 2003

DVD News archives from February 2003

DVDINSIDER: Matrox Chooses Sonic ReelDVD for RT.X100 Professional DVD Bundles.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Matrox Video Products Group has chosen Sonic Solutions' ReelDVD LE DVD authoring application to bundle with the Matrox RT.X100, a...

DVDINSIDER: SoundScan Founder Mike Shalett to Retire.(Brief Article)
February 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Mike Shalett has retired from his full-time role as CEO, Nielsen Retail Entertainment Information (REI) and president of Nielsen...

DVDINSIDER: The Walt Disney Company Reports Earnings for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2002.
February 2, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). The Walt Disney Company today reported earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2002. Revenues increased 6% to $7.5 billion and...

DVDINSIDER: Global Chip Sales Up 1.3% in Recovery Year.
February 3, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Global semiconductor sales reached $12.5 billion in December 2002, bringing total revenue for the year to $140.7 billion, a 1.3%...

DVDINSIDER: Kanakaris Offers 25% Off Retail On DVDs To Its Paid Monthly Subscribers And Enters Multi-Billion Dollar DVD Sales Marketplace.(Kanakaris Wireless)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Fast Forward Marketing has provided CinemaPop.com with access to thousands of DVD titles for sale to its online subscribers, including...

DVDINSIDER: Via Licensing Corporation Assigned MPEG-2 AAC Patent Licensing Program.
February 3, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Via Licensing Corporation has been appointed licensing administrator for the joint licensing of MPEG-2 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(DVD title sales rise in Jan. 2003)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan DVD title sales for the week ending Jan. 26, 2003 were 4,373,000 up 1,000,000 over...

DVDINSIDER: Kano Technologies Launches Retail DVD+RW/R USB 2.0 Packages.(new system allows conversion of personal videos into DVDs)
February 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Kano Technologies introduced its first retail products. The K2XTREME DVD+RW/R 2.4x internal and external drive packages tout...

DVDINSIDER: Hooke Productions Crafts 'Die Another Day' DVD Content with 844/X from Media 100.(new editing system )(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). LA-based Hooke Productions has acquired Media 100's award-winning 844/X editing system for lightning-fast compositing of unlimited...

DVDINSIDER: QSound Launches QDVD Plug-in For InterVideo's WinDVD.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). QSound Labs and InterVideo announced the immediate availability of the QDVD plug-in for InterVideo's popular DVD player, WinDVD. QDVD...

DVDINSIDER: Cine Magnetics Names Dan Patrick As Director of Optical Media Manufacturing.(Cine Magnetics Video & Digital Laboratories )(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Cine Magnetics Video & Digital Laboratories has appointed Dan Patrick as director of optical media manufacturing, signaling the next...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Launches DVD at Work 2003 Seminar Series.(Sonic Solutions)
February 5, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions has launched a new seminar series entitled DVD at Work 2003 to be offered in February and March of this year. The...

DVDINSIDER: Multimedia Notebook Featuring DVD-RW Drive for $1,399.(Fujitsu PC launches new line of LifeBook C Series notebook computers)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Fujitsu PC (FPC) released the next generation of the LifeBook C Series notebook, the company's popular, all-in-one multimedia desktop...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Foundry Ships Vegas and Vegas+DVD.
February 6, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Foundry has begun shipping Vegas 4.0 and Vegas+DVD, two new standards for professional video and audio production on the Windows...

DVDINSIDER: Digital Peripheral Solutions Acquires Assets of QPS.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Digital Peripheral Solutions Inc. (DPS) has purchased the assets and brand name of QPS, a leading producer of award-winning computer...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead Highlights Latest Technological Developments in Multimedia Software Market.(Ulead Systems Inc.)
February 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ulead has incorporated sophisticated technology in its multimedia software to ensure that everyone, from video editing hobbyists and...

DVDINSIDER: Future Media Concepts and Apple Bring Top FCP Training to Florida.(Final Cut Pro)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Future Media Concepts (FMC) in cooperation with Apple Computer, will bring for the first time to Miami (February 25th) and Orlando...

DVDINSIDER: Samsung and Warner Announce Groundbreaking Matrix Partnership.(Samsung Electronics, Warner Bros. Consumer Products)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Samsung Electronics and Warner Bros. Consumer Products will soon divulge the specific details regarding their unprecedented global...

DVDINSIDER: Vital Statistics.(DVD sales statistics)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to statistics released by Nielsen VideoScan DVD title sales for the week ending Feb. 2, 2003 were 3,954,000. Year-to-date...

DVDINSIDER: Lions Gate Enters the Special Edition DVD Arena.(Lions Gate Home Entertainment)
February 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Lions Gate Home Entertainment announces the launch of its line of special edition DVDs, the Lions Gate Signature Series. Under the...

DVDINSIDER: DMOD Ships Version 2.5 of DMOD WorkSpace Software.
February 10, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). DMOD has shipped Version 2.5 of its DMOD WorkSpace, a software solution that streamlines the media production process and provides...

DVDINSIDER: Netflix Opens Two New Shipping Centers.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Netflix has opened of two shipping centers to serve the greater Philadelphia, PA, and Newark, NJ, areas. As previously announced,...

DVDINSIDER: STMicroelectronics and SRS Labs Partner for Worldwide Sales and Marketing of SRS TruSurround for Digital Set-Top Box Applications.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). STMicroelectronics and SRS Labs have entered into a licensing and co-marketing agreement for SRS Labs' patented virtual surround sound...

DVDINSIDER: Viacom Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2002 Results.(Company Profile)
February 11, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Viacom reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2002. For the fourth quarter, Viacom...

DVDINSIDER: FastRamp Expands Test Capabilities in San Diego Facility with Agilent Technologies 93000 SOC Test System.(FastRamp Test Services)
February 12, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Agilent Technologies announced that FastRamp Test Services is expanding the test capabilities of FastRamp's new San Diego, Calif. test...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead VideoStudio 7 Now Available.(Ulead Systems)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ulead Systems announces the availability of Ulead VideoStudio 7, the newest version of its consumer-level video editing software. ...

DVDINSIDER: MyDVD and DVDit! Sales Soar as Consumers Embrace DVD Creation.(Sonic Solutions)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions announced that the sales of its desktop DVD creation applications, Sonic MyDVD and DVDit!, have topped the three...

DVDINSIDER: Image Entertainment Reports Record Revenues for Third Quarter.
February 13, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Image Entertainment reported financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2002. Consolidated net...

DVDINSIDER: CINAR, Sony Wonder Canada & Warner Home Video Join Forces to Spread Holiday Cheer With Caillou's First-Feature Length Movie Released Direct to Video And DVD!
February 13, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Caillou, the award-winning TV series loved by children 2 to 5 years old, will extend its trademark cheer with its first feature-length...

DVDINSIDER: Metropolis DVD is Tapped for Grammy Nomination for "Best Long Form Music Video".(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). David Anthony, president of design and production studio Metropolis DVD, has been nominated for a 2003 Grammy award in the "Best Long...

DVD INSIDER: Rimage Reports Strongly Higher Fourth Quarter, Full-Year 2002 Operating Results.
February 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Rimage Corporation reported net income of $1,650,000 or $0.17 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2002 ended December 31, an...

DVD INSIDER: ValuSoft and Iomega Release Burn & Go CD/DVD and Burn & Go Professional CD Burning Software.
February 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ValuSoft, announced the release of Burn & Go CD/DVD and Burn & Go Professional, the newest CD burning software for PC. The sequel...

DVD INSIDER: WEA Corp. Announces New Executive Team.
February 16, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). WEA Corp., Warner Music Group's U.S. sales and distribution company, announced the appointment of a new executive team as part of the...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Foundry Reports First-Quarter Results for Fiscal 2003.
February 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Foundry, a leading digital media software solutions company, announced results for its first quarter of fiscal 2003. Despite...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic ReelDVD Named Product of the Year.
February 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic ReelDVD has received Videomaker Magazine's 2002 Product of the Year Award for the Best Advanced DVD Authoring Software in the...

DVDINSIDER: Roxio Introduces Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 Platinum.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Roxio introduced its new Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 Platinum, The Digital Media Suite. Totally redesigned for maximum performance and...

DVDINSIDER: Cirrus Logic and Oregan Networks Demonstrate Intel UPnP-Enabled DVD Players.
February 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Demonstrating the numerous consumer benefits of networked digital entertainment, Cirrus Logic and Oregan Networks have collaborated to...

DVDINSIDER: InterVideo's WinDVD Recorder a Part of Intel's Powersville Concept Platform.
February 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo announced that WinDVD Recorder, its DVD recording and playback software, will be an integral part of Intel's new Powersville...

DVDINSIDER: Philips, Intel and Silicon Image Demonstrate World's First DVD+RW Drive With Integrated Serial ATA Interface.
February 18, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Philips, Intel, and Silicon Image demonstrated the first DVD+R/RW data drive with integrated Serial ATA interface onboard at the Intel...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic Focus Announces Agreement to Ship Digital Audio Enhancement Technology With Next-Generation Intel Desktop Boards.
February 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Moving to meet consumer demand for more robust digital sound, Sonic Focus announced Sonic Focus 1.0 will be offered with next-generation...

DVDINSIDER: First High-Resolution Home Theater Projector Under $5,000 Now Available.(Optoma Technology Inc. introduces Optoma H56 XGA Digital Light Processing projector)
February 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Optoma Technology announced the availability of the Optoma H56, the world's first XGA Digital Light Processing home theater projector...

DVDINSIDER: Alliance Urges Royalty-Free H.264 Video Standard.(20 companies ally with International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium)
February 19, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). A group of over 20 companies, working in conjunction with the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC), have...

DVDINSIDER: MindAvenue Launches Web Design Suite: AXELedge V2.
February 20, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). MindAvenue, developer of award-winning authoring tools for interactive media, has launched AXELedge V2, the latest edition of its web...

DVDINSIDER: Bus-Tech Announces Support for DAX Archiving Solutions' smartDAX Technology for Mainframes.
February 20, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Bus-Tech and DAX Archiving Solutions announced a co-marketing agreement that will result in solutions that will provide for storage of...

DVDINSIDER: UTAC Selects Teradyne's J750 Mixed Signal Option.
February 20, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). United Test and Assembly Center Ltd. (UTAC) of Singapore has added the Mixed Signal Option (MSO) to its existing Integra 750 testers....

DVDINSIDER: Canopus Announces DVRaptor RT2 and DVRaptor RT2 Power Tools.
February 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Canopus, developers of award-winning digital video editing solutions, announced DVRaptor RT2 and DVRaptor RT2 Power Tools. The next...

DVDINSIDER: Hollywood Entertainment Announces Q4 Earnings and Change in Rental Inventory Amortization Estimates.
February 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Hollywood Entertainment Corporation owner of the Hollywood Video chain of over 1,800 video superstores, announced adjusted diluted...

DVDINSIDER: Providential Subsidiary ATC Technology Receives Orders from Sam's Club.(ATC Technologies receives orders for 1,000 of its Vidego mobile wirelss DVD player)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Providential Holdings announced that ATC Technology had recently received purchase orders for 1,000 units of its award-winning Vidego, a...

DVDINSIDER: Macrovision Corporation Reports Record Net Revenues.(4th. quarter earnings )
February 24, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Macrovision Corporation's fourth quarter 2002 net revenues were a record $30.2 million, compared with $27.0 million in the fourth...

DVDINSIDER: Ulead Video/DVD Software Supports VR Format with On-disc Editing Using Panasonic DVD MULTI Drive.
February 24, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Ulead Systems and Panasonic Industrial Company announced that three new Ulead video editing/DVD authoring products can be used with...

DVDINSIDER: e-DMEC Announces Major Sales and Fulfillment Agreement.(Diamond Entertainment Corp. agreement with Spotlight One)(Brief Article)
February 24, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Diamond Entertainment Corporation, dba e-DMEC has entered into a sales and fulfillment agreement with Spotlight One, a wholly owned...

DVDINSIDER: ALL-IN-WONDER Family Grows In Europe.(ATI Technologies offers its new video card in Europe)
February 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). ATI Technologies' ALL-IN-WONDER 9700 PRO is now available to European customers. ATI's latest multimedia video card joins the...

DVDINSIDER: Imation and Moser Baer Create Joint Venture Company for Optical Storage Media.
February 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Imation and Moser Baer India announced a series of agreements including the formation of a global joint venture company, Global Data...

DVDINSIDER: Sonic AuthorScript to Enable Disc Burning in New MusicNet on AOL.(Sonic Solutions, AOL sign licensing agreement)
February 25, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sonic Solutions and America Online have signed a licensing agreement that allows AOL to incorporate Sonic's CD-audio, CD-ROM and...

DVDINSIDER: 321 Studios Files Opposition In Motion Picture Studios Countersuit.
February 26, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). 321 Studios has filed a motion in the United States District Court of Northern California opposing the motion picture studios' claims...

DVDINSIDER: Marvel Issues Statement Regarding Litigation.(Marvel Characters Inc. files a suit with Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and SPE Spider-Man GP Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 26, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Marvel Enterprises issued the following statement in conjunction with its ongoing effort to aggressively protect its intellectual...

DVDINSIDER: DVD Recorder Sales On Pace To Pass DVD Players Within Three Years.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). According to new research from Strategy Analytics, DVD video recorders are set to become the next hot trend in digital consumer...

DVDINSIDER: KiSS Technology Introduces First DivX Certified DVD Players.
February 28, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Sigma Designs along with KiSS Technology jointly announced the development of the first DivX certified DVD players. The new DivX...

DVDINSIDER: Addonics Pocket DVD-R/RW Drive Gives Users the Best of All Digital Worlds.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Addonics Technologies announced one of the smallest optical super combo drives, which has all the functions of a DVD Player, DVD...

DVDINSIDER: WinDVD Hits 45 Million Copies Sold.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2003... DVD NEWS-(C)1999-2003 DVD NEWS. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). InterVideo's WinDVD, its software for playing DVDs on a PC, has now sold over 45 million copies around the world since its initial...